Accessing Microsoft Access Databases Using ODBC and RODBC
David H Collins, USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) · 2021
ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) is an industry-standard API (Application Program Interface) that provides a standard interface, based on SQL (Structured Query Language) between applications and databases. This insulates applications from specific details of different database management systems (DBMS). Microsoft WindowsTM provides an implementation of ODBC, which, along with drivers for various databases, supports the API. Windows also provides a driver for Access databases.